MEDICAL COUNCIL OF INDIA vs DIPARANI P.DESHMUKH

The Supreme Court upheld the Industrial Tribunal's award granting reinstatement and back wages to 28 workers of the Amalgamated Electricity Company Ltd. under the Karnataka Electricity Undertaking (Acquisition) Act, 1974. The Court rejected the Karnataka Electricity Board's argument of res judicata based on a prior industrial dispute (I.D. No. 11/71), affirming that the second reference was valid and necessary. The Court held that the workers were unjustly denied employment and were entitled to relief as per the Tribunal's findings.